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Host country | Canada |
City | Saskatoon, Regina |
Venue(s) | Credit Union Centre and Brandt Centre (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 2009 – January 5, 2010 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Switzerland |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
Goals scored | 266 (8.58 per game) |
Attendance | 301,944 (9,740 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Derek Stepan (14 points) |
MVP | Jordan Eberle |
The 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships (2010 WJHC), was the 34th edition of Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted by Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010. [1] [2] Saskatoon had hosted the tournament once before, in 1991. The medal round, as well as all Canada's preliminary round games, took place in Saskatoon at the Credit Union Centre. The arena underwent renovations and upgrades before the 2010 tournament, including an increase in capacity. [3] Other games were played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, which also received upgrades. [4] In addition, pre-tournament exhibition games were held in other towns and cities throughout the province as well as Calgary, Alberta. [5] [6] In the gold medal match, the United States defeated the pre-tournament favourites and host country Canada 6–5 in overtime on a goal by John Carlson to win their second gold medal and first since 2004, ending Canada's bid for a record-breaking sixth consecutive gold medal. [7]
Initially, Switzerland was chosen to host the tournament, but later withdrew. [8]
Three bid groups submitted letters of intent to host the 2010 tournament prior to the February 1, 2008, deadline: [9]
All three bid groups formally placed their bids before the April 1, 2008, deadline and made their final presentations to the selection committee in Toronto on June 9–10, 2008. [9]
On July 7, 2008, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced Saskatoon and Regina have been chosen to host the tournament. This was Saskatchewan's first successful bid in five recent attempts, after failing to land the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 tournaments. [3]
Credit Union Centre Capacity: 14,705 | Brandt Centre Capacity: 7,000 |
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Canada – Saskatoon | Canada – Regina |
The lowest-ranked teams in the top division are relegated to Division I for the following year's tournament.
Ten teams were divided into two groups of five, each of which play in a single round-robin format. The winner of each group proceeded directly to the tournament semifinals, with the second- and third-place finishers advancing to the quarterfinals. The remaining four teams participated in the relegation round to determine which teams will be relegated to Division I the following year.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 11 | Semifinals |
2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 3 | Relegation round |
5 | Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 0 |
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
December 26, 2009 15:00 | Latvia | 0 – 16 (0-5, 0-6, 0-5) | Canada | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,469 (84.8%) |
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December 26, 2009 19:00 | Slovakia | 3 – 7 (2-1, 1-4, 0-2) | United States | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 11,318 (77.0%) |
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December 27, 2009 15:00 | United States | 3 – 0 (0-0, 1-0, 2-0) | Switzerland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,853 (87.4%) |
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Jack Campbell | Goalies | Benjamin Conz | Referees: Morgan Johansson Vladmir Sindler Linesmen: Vit Lederer Sirko Schulz | ||||||||
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49 | Shots | 22 |
December 27, 2009 19:00 | Slovakia | 8 – 3 (5-0, 2-2, 1-1) | Latvia | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,628 (85.9%) |
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December 28, 2009 15:00 | Canada | 6 – 0 (2-0, 3-0, 1-0) | Switzerland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 13,301 (90.5%) |
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54 | Shots | 15 |
December 29, 2009 15:00 | Latvia | 1 – 12 (0-6, 1-1 , 0-5) | United States | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 11,494 (78.2%) |
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19 | Shots | 62 |
December 29, 2009 19:00 | Canada | 8 – 2 | Slovakia | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 13,232 (90.0%) |
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December 30, 2009 15:00 | Switzerland | 7 – 5 | Latvia | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 13,193 (89.7%) |
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December 31, 2009 15:00 | Switzerland | 4 – 1 | Slovakia | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 13,177 (89.6%) |
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December 31, 2009 19:00 | United States | 4 – 5 GWS | Canada | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 15,171 (103.2%) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 12 | Semifinals |
2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 3 | Relegation round |
5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 0 |
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
December 26, 2009 13:00 | Czech Republic | 1 – 10 | Sweden | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,191 (74.2%) |
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December 26, 2009 17:00 | Russia | 6 – 2 | Austria | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 4,990 (71.3%) |
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December 27, 2009 13:00 | Austria | 3 – 7 | Sweden | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,025 (71.8%) |
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December 27, 2009 17:00 | Czech Republic | 3 – 4 | Finland | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,572 (79.6%) |
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December 28, 2009 17:00 | Finland | 0 – 2 (0-1, 0-1, 0-0) | Russia | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,675 (81.1%) |
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December 29, 2009 13:00 | Austria | 1 – 7 | Czech Republic | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,334 (76.2%) |
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December 29, 2009 17:00 | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Russia | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 6,234 (89.1%) |
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December 30, 2009 13:00 | Finland | 10 – 1 | Austria | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,193 (74.2%) |
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December 31, 2009 13:00 | Sweden | 7 – 1 | Finland | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,145 (73.5%) |
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December 31, 2009 17:00 | Russia | 5 – 2 | Czech Republic | Brandt Centre (capacity: 7,000) Attendance: 5,293 (75.6%) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 | |
2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 3 | Relegated to the 2011 Division I |
4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 0 |
All times are local (Central Time Zone – UTC−6).
January 2, 2010 12:00 | Slovakia | 3 – 2 | Austria | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 8,634 (58.7%) |
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January 3, 2010 12:00 | Czech Republic | 10 – 2 | Latvia | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 8,294 (56.4%) |
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January 4, 2010 12:00 | Slovakia | 2 – 5 | Czech Republic | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 6,221 (42.3%) |
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January 4, 2010 16:00 | Latvia | 6 – 4 | Austria | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 7,238 (49.2%) |
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A3 | Switzerland | 4 |
* Decided in overtime.
January 2, 2010 16:00 | Russia | 2 – 3 OT | Switzerland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,278 (83.5%) |
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January 2, 2010 20:00 | United States | 6 – 2 | Finland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,701 (86.4%) |
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January 3, 2010 16:00 | Canada | 6 – 1 | Switzerland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 13,427 (91.3%) |
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January 3, 2010 20:00 | Sweden | 2 – 5 | United States | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,137 (82.5%) |
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January 4, 2010 20:00 | Russia | 3 – 4 | Finland | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 11,214 (76.3%) |
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January 5, 2010 15:00 | Switzerland | 4 – 11 | Sweden | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 12,121 (82.4%) |
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January 5, 2010 19:00 | Canada | 5 – 6 OT (2-2, 1-1, 2-2, 0-1) | United States | Credit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705) Attendance: 15,171 (103.2%) |
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41 | Shots | 37 |
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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1 | Derek Stepan | United States | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 4 |
2 | Jordan Eberle | Canada | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +3 | 4 |
3 | Taylor Hall | Canada | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +3 | 0 |
4 | Jerry D'Amigo | United States | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +7 | 0 |
5 | Alex Pietrangelo | Canada | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +9 | 14 |
6 | André Petersson | Sweden | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +8 | 4 |
7 | Nino Niederreiter | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
8 | Kirill Petrov | Russia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 6 |
9 | Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 2 |
9 | Anton Rödin | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
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1 | Jordan Eberle | Canada | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32.00 | 4 | 0 |
1 | André Petersson | Sweden | 6 | 8 | 17 | 47.06 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Roberts Bukarts | Latvia | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24.00 | 3 | 0 |
3 | Taylor Hall | Canada | 6 | 6 | 21 | 28.57 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Richard Pánik | Slovakia | 6 | 6 | 32 | 18.75 | 3 | 0 |
6 | Jerry D'Amigo | United States | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26.09 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Chris Kreider | United States | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24.00 | 3 | 0 |
6 | Nino Niederreiter | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23.08 | 2 | 0 |
9 | Konstantin Komarek | Austria | 6 | 5 | 12 | 41.67 | 4 | 0 |
9 | Anton Lander | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
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Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Igor Bobkov | Russia | 343:05 | 14 | 93.00 | 2.45 | 1 |
2 | Jacob Markström | Sweden | 298:50 | 11 | 92.72 | 2.21 | 0 |
3 | Mike Lee | United States | 263:56 | 11 | 90.76 | 2.50 | 0 |
4 | Jake Allen | Canada | 291:23 | 10 | 90.20 | 2.06 | 2 |
5 | Benjamin Conz | Switzerland | 428:10 | 34 | 89.31 | 4.76 | 0 |
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4th | Switzerland |
5th | Finland |
6th | Russia |
7th | Czech Republic |
8th | Slovakia |
9th | Latvia |
10th | Austria |
Relegated to the 2011 Division I |
Division IGroup AThe Division I Group A tournament was played in Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, from December 14 to December 20, 2009. [10]
Group BThe Division I Group B tournament was played in Gdańsk, Poland, from December 14 to December 20, 2009. [11]
Division IIGroup AThe Division II Group A tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary, from December 13 to December 19, 2009. [12]
Group BThe Division II Group B tournament was played in Narva, Estonia, from December 12 to December 18, 2009. [13]
Division IIIThe Division III tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from January 4 to January 10, 2010. Play-offs
Final standings
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